Rio de Janeiro: US swimming legend Michael Phelps extended his record gold medal tally on Sunday, crowning a record-breaking day of drama at the 2016 Rio Olympics.”We have survived a war.Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, produced a stunning second leg to inspire the United States to victory in the 4x100m freestyle relay.”It’s surreal. So the fact of becoming Olympic champion is just huge for all of us.46sec, taking nearly two seconds off her previous record.”I have always wanted to show the world that Kosovo is not just a country that has gone through war,” Kelmendi beamed with the Kosovo flag draped around her shoulders. It was crazy.The American quartet’s display capped a superb night at the Maria Lenk Olympic Aquatics Centre which saw three world records broken. There are still kids who don’t know if their parents are alive, don’t have anything to eat or books to go to school.Among the most popular winners was the hard-as-nails 25-year-old judoka Majlinda Kelmendi from Kosovo, which only gained status as an Olympic nation in 2014.The 25-year-old sank to her knees in tears after out-grappling Italy’s Odette Giuffrida to win by yuko in the women’s 52kg final.Phelps’s fellow prodigy Katie Ledecky was among the biggest winners, obliterating her own world best in the in the 400m freestyle on her way to gold.Ledecky is bidding to become the first Olympian since Debbie Meyer in 1968 to win the 200m, 400m and 800m free in the same games.The win makes Kosovo the 100th country to win an Olympic gold medal. It’s amazing and I probably won’t be able to sleep tonight,” Peaty said.The 31-year-old — who has now won 19 gold medals, 23 overall — roared with delight and hugged his team-mates after they came home ahead China Towel racks of defending champions France in silver, with Australia third.The spellbinding action in the pool brought the curtain down on another day of drama where 14 gold medals were shared out.”.It was a fairytale moment for Phelps, who came out of retirement for one last crack at the Olympics after battling his personal demons during a stint in rehab.The 19-year-old touched the wall in 3min 56.US swimming legend took his nation home in 4x100m freestyle relay.Britain’s Adam Peaty set a new global best with a win in the men’s 100m breaststroke after Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom had also broken the record in the women’s race.
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